SUMMKU NKBRASKAN
July 8, 19S2
Letters to the Editor
Khomeini's regime in big trouble
fo the editor:
It has been a long time since Khomeini's regime iso
lated itself from the outside world by expelling the repre
sentatives of foreign media from Iran. It was under cer
tain conditions when recently a group of American and
Kuropean reporters were allowed to visit inside the coun
try. They were permitted to report only on the "victories"
of the regime in its war with Iraq. Kven in doing so, their
reports were to be passed from under the scrutiny of the
regime's censor.
This isolation has been used as a measure against the
widespread leakage of the news of the virtual incapability
of the Khomeini regime in dealing with economical and
social problems it is facing.
In a chain of confused reactions, the Khomeini regime
has involved itself in a massive campaign to eliminate its
political opponents. So far, the official figure of the execu
tion of dissidents is about 4,500. A great number of chil
dren and some pregnant women are reported to have
been among those executed. As an example of its sav
agery, in one incident, eight members of Mesbah family,
including the father, mother, three daughters, aged from
10 to 16, and three sons, aged from 18 to 23, were massa
cred because of their support for the opposition Feople's
Mojahedin Organization. Furthermore, the opponents of
the regime say that the number of the political prisoners
currently reaches 45,000, and that the number of execu
tions surpasses 15,000. Torture, summary trials without
any due process have become commonplace. Social and
individual freedom and rights have been totally abolished.
And only those papers eulogizing the regime are permit
ted to operate.
The economic state of the regime is tragic. The oil
production, the only significant source of revenue, has
reached an all-time low of one million barrels a day. More
than 85 percent of all basic necessities are being imported.
Concerning the food shortages, Financial Times, March
10, 1982, writes, "daily goods have all but totally disap
peared. Kggs are rationed at 30 per family every three
weeks.. .butter and cheese have not been in most shops for
two months and milk supplies recently dried up almost
completely." And concerning the general state of econo
my, the Boston Globe writes, "the economy is in sham
bles," one diplomat there said, "with an extensive war
dwindling foreign reserves and a limited market for what
oil they are able to produce, it's sometimes hard to see
how the country keeps going at all." And while people
have been forced to stay in the long lines to obtain their
basic food rations, the regime has been desperately trying
to generate revenues by auctioning its gold and antiques,
in order to finance its meaningless war with Iraq.
It is unlikely that regime of Khomeini which originally
took power by abusing the religious inclinations of the
people, and their lack of experience in determining their
own destiny, due to many years of dictatorship under the
shah, will be able to cope with its present crises. Khomeini
regime is also facing the increasing pressure of the wide
spread guerrila movement by its opponents, united under
the National Council of Resistance of Iran, which is a
coalition of the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran,
former president Mr. Bani Sader, Democratic Party of
Kurdestan, and other national and anti-dictatorial organi
zations and individuals.
This well-organized coalition seems to have forced the
regime to split its forces to recombat the attacks of the
militants on its leadership and centers of power.
Due to the presence of such complex circumstances,
Khomeini's regime should be considered as one of the
most fragile and unstable regimes of the region which
maintains its pow er through violence and suppression.
In fact, one of the most important reasons that
Khomeini is trying so hard to get credit on the war with
Iraq is its complete lack of credibility in internal affairs of
the country. Therefore, as far as the stability of its regime
is concerned, we should not let these passive victories de
ceive us. For it is very doubtful that once Khomeini dies,
the regime can hold itself together and not crumble under
the pressure of the discontented majority of the people.
Yours sincerely,
Ali Mobarez
Political Science Department,
June 29,1982
Women urged to judge candidates carefully
Dear Editor,
After leaving the July 1 ERA rally in Lincoln, one
thought stuck in my mind: while women have made some
gains in years past, they still have a long ways to go. They
not only have to educate the public, they still need to edu
cate t hemsleves.
Case in point was the presence of Bob Kerrey as one of
the speakers. Women on both sides of the abortion issue
should be upset with his opportunistic switch on abortion.
Here is a man who led everyone to believe he was pro
choice in the primary, and primary won, left a lot of pro
choice supporters hanging in mid-air, and pro-lifers con
fused. Here is a man who treats women like objects to be
charmed, who plays games with us on issues, and HK is
selected as an ERA speaker!
In addition, the coverage in the Lincoln Journal by
Melanie Grey gave him more coverage than the main
speakers, who were written off with a summary sentence.
People who've given their lives for the women's move
ment were shunted aside for a political wonder boy who
can't even remember what rallies he attends.
I've had many women privately agree that they were
insulted by Kerrey as a speaker, but NONE OF THEM
had the intestinal fortitude to co-sign this letter! I'm tired
of women professing dissatisfaction in private, but not
having the guts to do anything in public.
Women will be a long time getting anywhere if they
can't call a spade a spade. I, for one, am not afraid.
Diane Walkowiak
4140 Greenwood
Lincoln, Neb.
Winnebago man, 33,
charged with rape
OMAHA (AP) A 33-year-old Winnebago man has been ar
rested and charged with rape, assault with a dangerous
weapon and robbery in connection with entry into a couple's
home near Macy on June 21.
Herbert Hawkins Jr., agent in charge of the Omaha office
of the FBI, said Calvin Gomez Jr. was arrested at his home.
He offered no resistance. A juvenile, whose name was not
released, has been charged as an accomplice. He appeared be
fore U.S. Magistrate Richard Peck in Omaha Saturday and is
being held by juvenile authorities.
Gomez, has been held in the Thurston County Jail in Pend
er. Thurston County Sheriff Clyde Storie earlier reported that
incident began when a woman was confronted outside her
home by a man with a shotgun. The man forced her back in
side the couple's home, bound and gagged her husband, taped
his eyes shut and took the woman into a bedroom where he
raped her.
Rocket kills Omahan
( )M AH A (AP) An Omaha man died here Monday after a
skyrocket went off and struck him in the head as he bent over
it, authorities said.
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